Google Dude-le? White men dominate Google Doodles

A girls advocacy group is calling on Google to diversify its iconic doodles.

A girls advocacy group is calling on Google to diversify its iconic doodles. (SPARK Movement)

Jessica Guynn

SAN FRANCISCO -- Saying Google has overlooked key historical figures who also happen to be women, a girls advocacy group is pressing Google to bring more diversity to its iconic doodles.

As a gateway to the Web, Google’s home page is one of the most trafficked in the world. But, according to SPARK Movement, 82.5% of its doodles that have honored humans (i.e., not cartoon characters) have been devoted to men. Women of color accounted for just 4% of doodles over the last four years. White men, on the other hand, were featured in 62% of doodles.

SPARK, which fights for positive representation of girls in the media, is going to keep up the pressure on Google. It has started a social media campaign with the hashtag #doodleus. It includes a Tumblr page with a list of “awesome people” Google should honor with doodles.